August 19, 2022
Nigeria: Mambilla Plateau - Untapped Goldmine Laced With Death Traps
-With no access road, people find it easier to access Cameroon than Nigeria -- Mambilla chief Read more »
Nigeria: U.S.$600m Trapped Fund - Foreign Airlines Mull Pull Out of Nigeria
The Federal Government's inability to allow foreign airlines operating in the country's airspace to repatriate their funds might in the coming days force them to suspend their… Read more »
August 18, 2022
Nigeria: Blackout - Atiku Pledges to Lead Nigeria Out of Darkness
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has promised to end Nigeria's perennial power outages when given the chance to preside over the nation's… Read more »
Nigeria: Emirates Suspends Flights From Nigeria Over Trapped $85m
Following complaints of trapped funds in Nigeria, United Arab Emirates, UAE, flag carrier, Emirates Airlines, says effective September 1, it would stop flights operations in and… Read more »
August 17, 2022
Nigeria: Despite Epileptic Supply, Power Sector Records Modest Feats
Despite several challenges, the Nigeria's power sector has recorded modest achievements since privatization in 2013, according to the Director of Marketing and Sponsorship, Nigeria… Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara Gov Bans Motorcycles, Orders Shoot On Sight
Governor Bello Mattawale of Zamfara State has banned motorcycles' movement from 8p.m. to 6a.m. in Gusau town. Matawalle gave the directive during a broadcast in the early hours of… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Makes Headway On Clean Energy Technologies for Start-Ups, SMEs
... As UNIDO says GCIP 'll provide jobs, address environmental challenges, others Read more »
August 16, 2022
Nigeria: Election Fever Pressures Inflation Rate to 16yrs High
As Nigeria's inflationary pressure enters its seventh consecutive month rise, analysts are projecting further rise in the months ahead due to spending associated with the 2023… Read more »
Nigeria: 2022 Banking & Finance Conference to Focus On Nigeria's Economic Challenges
Stakeholders in the financial sector are set to provide new solutions to problems facing the economy especially the financial services industry at the 15th Annual Banking and… Read more »
Nigeria: Group Plans Trans S/East Gas Pipeline
An international group of investors, Zenith Environmental and Social Protection Network (ZESPRONET), has said plans are underway for a Trans South-Eastern Gas Pipeline to provide… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Lost Over $1.9m Due to Disruption of Gas Supply to Ossiomo Power, Says Obaseki
EDO State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, said weekend that over $1.9million has been lost in the last five days as a result of the disruption of gas supply to Ossiomo Power Plant at… Read more »
August 15, 2022
Nigeria: Blackout Looms As Electricity Workers Begin Strike Wednesday
... To picket TCN Tuesday Read more »
Nigeria: Satellite Town Residents - Fix Our Road the Way You Fixed Apapa Traffic, Sanwo-Olu Told
*Knock Oriade LCDA chair for neglecting community Read more »
August 14, 2022
Nigeria: 3 Die, 10 Injured in Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway Accident
Three persons were killed while 10 others sustained injuries in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus at Onipepeye area on the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway on Sunday. Read more »
August 15, 2022
Nigeria: External Reserves Sustains Downward Trend, Sheds $337m in 2 Weeks
Nigeria's external reserves fell by $337 million in the first two weeks of August, maintaining its declining trend since the middle of last month. Read more »
August 14, 2022
Nigeria: 18 Terminal Operators Owe Govt $753m, N1.61bn - Reps
Eighteen terminal operators running businesses at ports in the country are owing the federal government $753 million dollars and N1.61 billion respectively. Read more »
August 15, 2022
Nigeria: Lekki Deep Seaport Set for Completion - Transport Minister
Following the successful delivery of the first set of Super Post Panamax State-of-the-art Ship to Shore, STS, Cranes and 10 Rubber Tyred Gantries, RTGs, on July 1, 2022, and the… Read more »
August 14, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Lost Over $1.9m in 5 Days Due to Disruption of Gas Supply to Ossiomo Power - Gov Obaseki
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said over $1.9million has been lost in the last five days as a result of the disruption of gas supply to the Ossiomo Power Plant in… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Nigeria: Africar Ride-Hailing Service'll Provide Jobs, Reduce Costs - Minister
THE Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo has described the newly launched Africar Ride-hailing brand as a platform that has the potentials to… Read more »
August 11, 2022
Nigeria: Increased Minimum Wage'll Provide Succour to Edo Workers, Pensioners - - Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said the increment in the state's minimum wage from N30,000 to N40,000 as well as payment of the harmonised pension to retirees were to… Read more »
West Africa: West Africa Power Pool Plans Fund to Boost Liquidity in Electricity Market
The West African Power Pool, WAPP, has disclosed plans to set up a Liquidity Enhancement Revolving Fund, LERF, for the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Market. Read more »
August 10, 2022
Nigeria: Freight Forwarders Demand Representation On Customs Board
The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria, CRFFN, has started lobbying for a representation on the Board of the Nigeria Customs Services, NCS, with a view to… Read more »
August 11, 2022
Nigeria: Flutterwave Raises Staff Size By 200, Names New Chief People and Culture Officer
Flutterwave, Africa's leading payments technology company, has completed the recruitment process for its inaugural Graduate Trainee Program, hiring 200 trainees, and growing its… Read more »
Nigeria: Unpaid Benefits - Labour Declares Trade Dispute With Transport Ministry
ORGANISED Labour in the Maritime industry, under the aegis of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has announced a former declaration of a trade dispute with the Ministry… Read more »
August 09, 2022
Nigeria: Labour Minister At 70 - Ngige Puts Interest of Workers First, Says Buhari
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, on his 70th birthday, saying he (Ngige) always puts the interest of… Read more »